Welcome to Rusty Halo

Equine-Assisted Healing & Outdoor Experiences

Creating a space for you to find your connection to the world around you through building a relationship to mind, body, and spirit.

About Equine-Assisted Therapy

Equine-assisted therapy is an experimental mental health treatment that includes someone seeking support for their mental health through therapy while interacting with horses. Equine-assisted therapy is designed for people of all ages and backgrounds and has been shown to help with multiple mental health conditions.

About Rusty Halo Ranch

Rusty Halo Therapeutic Ranch is a space for those to come heal and build connections with themselves in an outdoor setting. We provide therapy services that focus on equine-assisted therapy for youth, individuals, families, and groups. If horses are not a fit for your treatment plan, we can also provide additional styles of treatment utilizing expressive arts, talk therapy, and energy psychology for somatic work, all in the outdoor environment. If needed, we can also schedule for telehealth.

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Our Services

  • Person interacting with brown and white ponies in a sunny outdoor setting with trees and hills in the background.

    Individuals

    One-on-one work allows the most flexibility to customize the therapy so you can work through your own thoughts and feelings.

  • Group of people interacting with a white horse outdoors, holding buckets.

    Groups

    Groups are great for team building, addressing common issues with peers, and providing mutual support for processing shared experiences.

  • Person in a hooded jacket holds a horse with a hoop around its neck in a muddy paddock, with a barn and trees in the background.

    Families

    How does your family interact? How can members grow together, communicate better, and handle challenges?

Who We Help

Rusty Halo Foundation

The Rusty Halo Foundation provides life-changing equine-assisted therapy and outdoor experiences for foster and unhoused youth throughout the Bay Area. If you or someone you know could benefit from our sliding-scale or fully-funded therapeutic services, please contact our Foundation team to learn about program eligibility. We believe every child deserves access to healing connections with horses regardless of financial circumstances. Support our mission by volunteering at our ranch, contributing to our capital campaign for a new facility, or sponsoring one of our therapy horses. Your involvement helps create transformative experiences for vulnerable youth, veterans with PTSD, and children with autism, building pathways to resilience and hope. Join us in making a difference today.

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